Support for Line-Wires. (open access)

Support for Line-Wires.

Patent for support for line wires that can be quickly connected to the line wire and at the same time preventing the line wire from being bent to a large extent.
Date: November 20, 1917
Creator: Head, Vernon
System: The Portal to Texas History
Drill-Support. (open access)

Drill-Support.

Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Drill-Supports, of which the following is a specification. This invention relates to drilling apparatus, and more particularly to an apparatus of this character for use in coal or other mines for boring or drilling holes for blasting charges and other purposes" (lines 6-13).
Date: November 23, 1915
Creator: Williams, Benjamin F. & Mayfield, James W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Slide-Scraper (open access)

Slide-Scraper

Patent for a slide scraper. The objective of this invention is to create a more efficient slide scraper that allows the attention of the operator to remain on the draft horse and the work.
Date: November 13, 1917
Creator: Elrod, Albert K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Back-Brace (open access)

Back-Brace

Patent for improvement on back braces, specifically to improve the performances of people who repeatedly stoop for their jobs. The back brace aims to relieve the stress on back muscles.
Date: November 14, 1911
Creator: Thornton, Henry C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Dumping Cage (open access)

Automatic Dumping Cage

Patent for a new and improved automatic dumping cage. This invention is to "use in the shafts of coal and other mines"(line 9-10).
Date: November 30, 1897
Creator: Gordon, William K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Scissors or Shears. (open access)

Scissors or Shears.

Patent for scissors or shears which open automatically due to a central, coiled spring.
Date: November 7, 1911
Creator: Allison, Robert L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Educational Chart, Drawing Board, and Writing-Desk (open access)

Combined Educational Chart, Drawing Board, and Writing-Desk

Patent for a piece of furniture that can act as an educational chart, drawing board, or a writing desk. Illustrations included.
Date: November 26, 1907
Creator: Henderson, George A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wrench (open access)

Wrench

Patent for a wrench. Illustration included.
Date: November 6, 1906
Creator: Land, Henry Clay
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Tightener. (open access)

Wire-Tightener.

Patent for a new and useful wire tightener, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 8, 1898
Creator: Boynton, Willie Amos
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lawn-Mower. (open access)

Lawn-Mower.

Patent for a new and improved lawn mower that "consists in the novel construction and arrangement of its parts." (lines 13-14), including description and illustrations.
Date: November 26, 1901
Creator: Stewart, Henry E. & Stewart, Luther F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Burner. (open access)

Oil-Burner.

Patent for an oil burner, which attaches to a stove.
Date: November 8, 1910
Creator: Howze, James Montgomery
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Break (open access)

Automatic Break

Patent for an automatic break that can be applied automatically when going down any kind of hill and would dissengage whenever the vehicle drives on a flat road or up a hill.
Date: November 29, 1892
Creator: McKee, James A. & Hatchett, Pink C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boot and Shoe Box. (open access)

Boot and Shoe Box.

Patent for a new and improved box for boots and shoes. This design is "to be arranged beneath the counter, between the guide-strips upon the floor, and mounted on wheels, and provided with mechanism connected to the hinged lids of the boxes to raise the lid as the box is pulled out, and to close it when the box is pushed back to place again. This may be accomplished in several ways" (lines 26-33).
Date: November 20, 1883
Creator: Cook, Emmanuel Thomas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tobacco Substitute. (open access)

Tobacco Substitute.

Patent for a tobacco substitute "compounded of gentian, licorice, prickly-ash bark, and sassafras (lines 37-38).
Date: November 11, 1890
Creator: Rose, William Percy
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tire Tightener. (open access)

Tire Tightener.

Patent for a new and improved tire tightener. This design calls for a wheel with a gap rather than a continuous ring, so a double-threaded bolt in the gap may be tightened or loosened to contract or expand the wheel and subsequently the tire.
Date: November 8, 1881
Creator: Jones, James Daniel
System: The Portal to Texas History
Siphon. (open access)

Siphon.

Patent for a new siphon used to convey and distribute water for any purposes where it may necessary to convey water over elevations from a higher plane to a lower one, including illustrations.
Date: November 3, 1891
Creator: Damron, John H.
System: The Portal to Texas History